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A phycitid moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, was released in Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa, during 1988 in an attempt to control O. stricta biol...

Apex predators can benefit ecosystems through top-down control of mesopredators and herbivores. However, apex predators are often subject to lethal co...

Invasive non-native species are one of the greatest drivers of the loss of biodiversity world-wide. Consequently, removing or controlling invasive pre...

Introduced feral ferrets Mustela furo are a significant pest of both conservation and economic importance in New Zealand. Ferrets prey on indigenous w...

The effect of cover (intersown clover or lettuce or artificial material) on egg populations of Delia brassicae (Wied.) on cabbage crops was investigat...

In studies on organochlorine residues in lakes of the Rift Valley, Kenya, 47% of the farms surveyed in the Nakuru catchment basin used either DDT or d...

Spiders form a major component of the generalist predator fauna, potentially able to restrict pest population growth, but their populations may be foo...

Bathycoelia thalassina (H.-S.) occurs in all cacao-growing regions of Ghana, and in large numbers where Amazon varieties and hybrid selections are cul...

Cyclical outbreaks of pests can impact the functioning of entire ecosystems. An eminent example is outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS; Acanth...

There is increasing interest in the use of food supplements in agriculture to enhance the performance of parasitoids as part of conservation biologica...